 Museum building with a CF-104 Starfighter mounted as a monument The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is one of the major aviation museums in Canada. It is located at the John C. Munro International Airport on the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1668 KB) Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum exterior. ...
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The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a high-performance supersonic interceptor aircraft, capable of high speeds and climb rates. ...
John C. Munro International Airport or Hamilton Airport, (ICAO CYHM, IATA YHM), is a Canadian international airport located 6. ...
The Muesum boasts a large collection of military aircraft that have played a major role in the Canadian Military, including one of two airworthy Avro Lancasters, and a Supermarine Spitfire. The Museum is also is in the process of restoring lesser known but historically significant aircraft, including the Westland Lysander and the Bristol Bolingbroke (a version of the Bristol Blenheim). The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ...
The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seat fighter used by the RAF and many Allied countries in World War II. Produced by Supermarine, the Spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell, who continued to refine it until his death in 1937. ...
The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft of World War II. It achieved fame through its ability to operate from short stretches of unprepared airstrip and its clandestine missions to plant or retrieve agents behind enemy lines, particularly in Nazi-occupied France. ...
The Bristol Type 142M Blenheim was a high-speed light bomber used extensively in the early days of World War II, built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. ...
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to acquire, document, preserve and maintain a complete collection of aircraft that were flown by Canadians and the Canadian military services from the beginning of World War II to the present.
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List of Aircraft
A partial list of aircraft at the museum (note that some of these include aircraft undergoing restoration): [edit]
Fighter Aircraft - Supermarine Spitfire MK XVI
- Hawker Hurricane (Full sized model of original aircraft lost in a hangar fire)
[edit] The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seat fighter used by the RAF and many Allied countries in World War II. Produced by Supermarine, the Spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell, who continued to refine it until his death in 1937. ...
The Hawker Hurricane is a fighter design from the 1930s which was used extensively by the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. ...
Trainers/Transports - Avro Anson V
- Beech D18S Expeditor
- Cessna T50 Crane
- Douglas DC-3 Dakota
- Grumman G-44A Widgeon
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Fighter Jets - Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
- Lockheed T-33 Silver Star
- De Havilland Vampire
- Lockheed CF-104D Starfighter
- McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo
- Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter
- Avro CF-100
[edit] The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a high-performance supersonic interceptor aircraft, capable of high speeds and climb rates. ...
Categories: Aircraft stubs | U.S. military trainer aircraft 1940-1949 ...
The de Havilland Vampire, or DH.100, was the second jet-engined aircraft commissioned into the Royal Air Force during World War II (the first being the Gloster Meteor), although it did not see combat in that conflict. ...
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a high-performance supersonic interceptor aircraft, capable of high speeds and climb rates. ...
Two 409 Squadron CF-101s in the mountains of British Columbia The CF-101 Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984. ...
The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II) was a low cost entry level supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in 1962. ...
A Canadian Forces CF-100 Mk. ...
Bombers [edit] The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ...
The Bristol Type 142M Blenheim was a high-speed light bomber used extensively in the early days of World War II, built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. ...
The North American B-25 Mitchell (North American NA-62) was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. ...
PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ...
Anti-Submarine [edit] The Grumman S-2 (formerly S2F) Tracker was the first US Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed specifically for the purpose. ...
Observation [edit] The Fairchild C-61, a single-engine monoplane aircraft, was a US Army Air Corps adaption of the four place Fairchild Model 24 used as a light transport aircraft. ...
Army Co-operation - Westland Lysander III
- Auster Beagle
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Single Engine Trainers - Boeing Stearman PT-27 Kaydet
- deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
- deHavilland 82C Tiger Moth
- Fairchild PT-26B Cornell
- Fleet Finch
- Fleet 21K
- Fleet 60K Fort
- North American Harvard 4
- North American NA-64 Yale
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